Debunking Common Misconceptions about GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management Software
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Ryan Finger
GE Vernova’s Software Business
Apr 17, 2025
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GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management (APM) software stands out as a powerful tool designed to optimize the health and performance of critical assets within the energy industry.1 Despite this, I’ve run across a number of misconceptions that can lead to underutilization of its capabilities. Whether they’re about the software's complexity, scalability, or its adaptability to specific industries, these misconceptions can prevent organizations from fully leveraging its potential.
In this blog, I’ll debunk some of the most common myths surrounding GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management software. My goal is to provide clarity on what this software truly offers and how it can be a game-changer for businesses seeking to improve asset reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance overall operational efficiency (hint: greater efficiency and reduced unplanned downtime = lower emissions). By separating fact from fiction, I hope to empower decision-makers to make informed choices and maximize the benefits of their APM investments.
It’s important to remember that Asset Performance Management is both a methodology and a software that focuses on optimizing the performance, reliability, and lifespan of physical assets in an organization. As a methodology, APM involves using data-driven approaches, predictive analytics, and risk management strategies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of asset management. It encompasses various practices such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and failure analysis to prevent asset downtime and extend asset life. As a software, APM provides a comprehensive platform that integrates data from multiple sources, including sensors, IoT devices, and enterprise systems, to offer near real-time insights and decision-making capabilities. This software enables organizations to automate maintenance processes, predict potential failures, and optimize asset utilization, ultimately leading to reduced operational costs, improved safety, and enhanced asset reliability and performance.
In this blog, I’ll debunk some of the most common myths surrounding GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management software. My goal is to provide clarity on what this software truly offers and how it can be a game-changer for businesses seeking to improve asset reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance overall operational efficiency (hint: greater efficiency and reduced unplanned downtime = lower emissions). By separating fact from fiction, I hope to empower decision-makers to make informed choices and maximize the benefits of their APM investments.
It’s important to remember that Asset Performance Management is both a methodology and a software that focuses on optimizing the performance, reliability, and lifespan of physical assets in an organization. As a methodology, APM involves using data-driven approaches, predictive analytics, and risk management strategies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of asset management. It encompasses various practices such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and failure analysis to prevent asset downtime and extend asset life. As a software, APM provides a comprehensive platform that integrates data from multiple sources, including sensors, IoT devices, and enterprise systems, to offer near real-time insights and decision-making capabilities. This software enables organizations to automate maintenance processes, predict potential failures, and optimize asset utilization, ultimately leading to reduced operational costs, improved safety, and enhanced asset reliability and performance.
Myth 1: GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management Only Works on GE Hardware
100% False.
GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management is manufacturer-agnostic and can be deployed in any asset-intensive industry. But where the myth begins also shines light on GE Vernova’s differentiated APM offering. What do I mean by that? As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of hardware for the energy industry, we have deep domain expertise that we weave into our Asset Performance Management software – from predictive analytics to failure modes to asset strategies. And where we don’t have that domain, we partner with others who do. It’s understandable that many may think that we only cover GE or GE Vernova hardware. But rest assured, we’ve got the installed base to show we’re just as skilled at APM with other OEM equipment, such as Siemens. With composable analytics and workflows, GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management can help reduce downtime, increase availability, and boost production. GE Vernova’s APM also offers a cloud-first approach to architecture that allows for asset experts to build and embed their own analytics for expanded coverage and insights.
GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management is manufacturer-agnostic and can be deployed in any asset-intensive industry. But where the myth begins also shines light on GE Vernova’s differentiated APM offering. What do I mean by that? As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of hardware for the energy industry, we have deep domain expertise that we weave into our Asset Performance Management software – from predictive analytics to failure modes to asset strategies. And where we don’t have that domain, we partner with others who do. It’s understandable that many may think that we only cover GE or GE Vernova hardware. But rest assured, we’ve got the installed base to show we’re just as skilled at APM with other OEM equipment, such as Siemens. With composable analytics and workflows, GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management can help reduce downtime, increase availability, and boost production. GE Vernova’s APM also offers a cloud-first approach to architecture that allows for asset experts to build and embed their own analytics for expanded coverage and insights.
Myth 2: GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management is a Siloed Solution
No way.
Our Asset Performance Management is built on a modernized back-end that enables more interoperability than ever before. Over the course of our history, which includes GE creating the APM category, we have made investment to bolster the performance of our software. You may recall the brand Meridium, now an integrated component of our APM Reliability solution, still provides industry-leading root cause analysis (RCA), production loss analysis (PLA) and reliability analytics to allow engineers to diagnose and mitigate asset failures. Then, with our acquisition of leading advanced pattern recognition software SmartSignal, we too have worked to invest, innovate and integrate the analytics into APM.
To reduce siloes for both the software and methodological concept of Asset Performance Management, we have worked to enable our APM applications (see below), are able to work as a powerful point solution or with one another to help contextualize the data that’s most important to you. By reducing siloes, GE Vernova’s APM is used by energy organizations across the globe to manage daily activities, assess risk, optimize asset lifecycles / production—and ultimately create a single location to increase operational excellence. A great example of this is how our platform and APM Strategy enable connectivity to EAM systems to generate criticality analyses of assets. From APM Strategy, users can bulk deploy condition-based or predictive maintenance programs to the areas of the business that need it the most. Once these strategies are deployed, APM Health and APM Reliability can leverage EAM data alongside time-series, historian and CMMS data to properly execute their designed functions. This gives APM users the ability to look at program success from the bottom up—and use data to adjust strategies in near real-time.
Our Asset Performance Management is built on a modernized back-end that enables more interoperability than ever before. Over the course of our history, which includes GE creating the APM category, we have made investment to bolster the performance of our software. You may recall the brand Meridium, now an integrated component of our APM Reliability solution, still provides industry-leading root cause analysis (RCA), production loss analysis (PLA) and reliability analytics to allow engineers to diagnose and mitigate asset failures. Then, with our acquisition of leading advanced pattern recognition software SmartSignal, we too have worked to invest, innovate and integrate the analytics into APM.
To reduce siloes for both the software and methodological concept of Asset Performance Management, we have worked to enable our APM applications (see below), are able to work as a powerful point solution or with one another to help contextualize the data that’s most important to you. By reducing siloes, GE Vernova’s APM is used by energy organizations across the globe to manage daily activities, assess risk, optimize asset lifecycles / production—and ultimately create a single location to increase operational excellence. A great example of this is how our platform and APM Strategy enable connectivity to EAM systems to generate criticality analyses of assets. From APM Strategy, users can bulk deploy condition-based or predictive maintenance programs to the areas of the business that need it the most. Once these strategies are deployed, APM Health and APM Reliability can leverage EAM data alongside time-series, historian and CMMS data to properly execute their designed functions. This gives APM users the ability to look at program success from the bottom up—and use data to adjust strategies in near real-time.
Myth 3: GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management Can’t Integrate with Any EAM or Historian
Absolutely not.
GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management (APM) solution stands out for its flexibility and integration capabilities, leveraging connectors and APIs to integrate with any Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Historian system, as well as data lakes and other systems. This enables asset-intensive organizations to tap into data across diverse systems, ensuring a holistic view of asset performance without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem. Many other vendors may claim GE Vernova has limited interoperability, restricting users to their proprietary systems, which hinders the ability to optimize performance as required. By continuing to invest in connectivity, we are positioned to help your organization get more out of your enterprise data. GE Vernova also offers Proficy Historian, an option that can potentially further enhance the capability of Asset Performance Management.
GE Vernova's Asset Performance Management (APM) solution stands out for its flexibility and integration capabilities, leveraging connectors and APIs to integrate with any Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Historian system, as well as data lakes and other systems. This enables asset-intensive organizations to tap into data across diverse systems, ensuring a holistic view of asset performance without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem. Many other vendors may claim GE Vernova has limited interoperability, restricting users to their proprietary systems, which hinders the ability to optimize performance as required. By continuing to invest in connectivity, we are positioned to help your organization get more out of your enterprise data. GE Vernova also offers Proficy Historian, an option that can potentially further enhance the capability of Asset Performance Management.
Myth 4: GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management is Outdated and Slow
Nope.
In a competitive market like APM, it’s common for newer market entries to attempt to position their products as more innovative by using buzzwords. GE Vernova hasn’t remained an Asset Performance Management leader by resting on its laurels.
From the transition from legacy on-premises into a more cloud-ready market, GE Vernova has continued to invest in both deployment types to give our customers the ability to do more. In late 2022, GE Vernova announced the release of APM V5.0. This release focused on the re-architecture of both our cloud and on-prem platforms to help create more flexibility, scalability, and composability for users. By getting each to parity, customers have been migrating to cloud for continuous updates or upgrading their APM to 5.0 on-prem to take advanced of the latest and greatest technology.
Now, to focus more on the cloud angle, GE Vernova has been working closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS) via a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to take advantage of cutting-edge microservices within our platform. This work includes a re-architecture of our time series instance, an expansion of our API capabilities and a more efficient way to leverage blob storage for critical data. These changes, along with our own internal development, have enabled GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management to add technology such as AI-powered computer vision to our offering. More so, GE Vernova is working closely with customers on Proof of Concepts (POCs) for other advanced use cases in AI. While, the market continues to move quickly to announce innovations, GE Vernova is taking a customer-first approach to help ensure they get more from their investment. GE Vernova will continue to invest in Asset Performance Management and actively bring new innovations to this flagship portfolio.
In a competitive market like APM, it’s common for newer market entries to attempt to position their products as more innovative by using buzzwords. GE Vernova hasn’t remained an Asset Performance Management leader by resting on its laurels.
From the transition from legacy on-premises into a more cloud-ready market, GE Vernova has continued to invest in both deployment types to give our customers the ability to do more. In late 2022, GE Vernova announced the release of APM V5.0. This release focused on the re-architecture of both our cloud and on-prem platforms to help create more flexibility, scalability, and composability for users. By getting each to parity, customers have been migrating to cloud for continuous updates or upgrading their APM to 5.0 on-prem to take advanced of the latest and greatest technology.
Now, to focus more on the cloud angle, GE Vernova has been working closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS) via a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to take advantage of cutting-edge microservices within our platform. This work includes a re-architecture of our time series instance, an expansion of our API capabilities and a more efficient way to leverage blob storage for critical data. These changes, along with our own internal development, have enabled GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management to add technology such as AI-powered computer vision to our offering. More so, GE Vernova is working closely with customers on Proof of Concepts (POCs) for other advanced use cases in AI. While, the market continues to move quickly to announce innovations, GE Vernova is taking a customer-first approach to help ensure they get more from their investment. GE Vernova will continue to invest in Asset Performance Management and actively bring new innovations to this flagship portfolio.
Myth 5: Asset Performance Management Impacts Only Operations, Not Emissions
Think again.
While traditionally not thought of as an emissions reduction tool, Asset Performance Management is and has always been about efficiency and reliability. Whether it’s reducing unnecessary maintenance or eliminating unplanned downtime, Asset Performance Management has been providing teams with insights that drive down emissions. If you don’t believe me, check out our blog on this topic. In this day and age, APM is able to optimize equipment efficiency, increase predictive maintenance that prevents performance deviations leading to more emissions, help monitor environmental impact from multiple data sources, and even support the transition to cleaner energy by supporting the incorporation of new energy sources into the mix.
While traditionally not thought of as an emissions reduction tool, Asset Performance Management is and has always been about efficiency and reliability. Whether it’s reducing unnecessary maintenance or eliminating unplanned downtime, Asset Performance Management has been providing teams with insights that drive down emissions. If you don’t believe me, check out our blog on this topic. In this day and age, APM is able to optimize equipment efficiency, increase predictive maintenance that prevents performance deviations leading to more emissions, help monitor environmental impact from multiple data sources, and even support the transition to cleaner energy by supporting the incorporation of new energy sources into the mix.
Wrap Up
Well, there you have it. I hope this blog has helped debunk some of the most common myths about GE Vernova’s APM suite. If I missed something, or you’d like to chat on what is covered here, please reach out to me via LinkedIn.
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